Mevo'ot Yam
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Mevo'ot Yam (Template:Langx, lit. Sea Gate) is a youth village on the coast of Israel. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Mikhmoret, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In Template:Israel populations it had a student population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations Mikhmoret Light is located on a building inside the village.
History
The village was established in 1951 and named after the biblical term for "gateways of the sea" (Ezekiel 27:3)[1][2] By 1962 it had a population of 400.[3]
In 1999, the Nature and Parks Authority founded the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center in Mevo'ot Yam.[4]
Education
The fishing and trawling school here, Sharon Naval School, founded by the Alliance Israelite Universelle and Israeli government,[5] offers a variety of specialized tracks with an emphasis on nautical studies.[6] Students can study seamanship, electricity, biology and marine agriculture, diving, and a combined course in mechanics, electronics and computers.[7]
References
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- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.326 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.37 Template:In lang Template:ISBN
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